How to sharpen Japanese knives on Tormek T-1 or T-2?
Hi, Have Miyabi Birchwood knives with a Bevel angle of 10°. I have always sharpened the knives with stones usually from 1000-10000grit. Would I be able to get the same sharpness with either a T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener ore a T-2 Pro Kitchen Knife Sharpener?
Further which Machine would you recommend T-1 or T-2, since I can see that you can use a finer diamond wheel with T-2?
My aim is to simply make my life easier, don't want to put down so much time in keeping my knives as sharp as possible.
Thanks
Kind regards
Further which Machine would you recommend T-1 or T-2, since I can see that you can use a finer diamond wheel with T-2?
My aim is to simply make my life easier, don't want to put down so much time in keeping my knives as sharp as possible.
Thanks
Kind regards
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There is a bit of contrary in it ;-)
As sharp as possible means a bit time investment. The Tormek T-1 gives you a razor sharp edge, but maybe not that what you expect from a 10 000 grit stone.
The closest you come is with a T-2 and the additional DWE-200 Diamond Wheel Extra Fine with a grit of 1200 and a good honing.
When you prefer the shiny polished edge with no ripples of the sharpening you need one of the water-cooled sharpening systems we have and finish on the 4000 grit Japanese Water Stone SJ-200 or SJ-250 depending which model. This stone gives you a absolute polished bevel and an outstandig edge.
That don't mean that the knife isn't sharp with either the Tormek T-1 or Tormek T-2.
I think this speaks for itself: (Tormek T-2)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz87bOrFW98/
You can achive this also on a Tormek T-1 since it's the same grit. It takes a bit of training of course ;-).
I hope I could give you a bit of guidance and show you the possibilities.
One more question.
Why isn't there an extra fine diamond wheel for the T-1, I think it would be a perfect addition to this small machine?
ThanksKR
the Tormek T-1 Kitchen Knife Sharpener was developed to make sharpening a knife for home chefs as simple as possible. This is why we chose a fine diamond wheel which can sharpen most kitchen knives with good results.
Stay sharp!